Elizabethtown
Promotional poster for Elizabethtown
Directed by	Cameron Crowe
Produced by	Cameron Crowe, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner
Written by	Cameron Crowe
Starring	Orlando Bloom Kirsten Dunst Susan Sarandon Alec Baldwin Jessica Biel
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	4 September 2005
Running time	123 min.
Language	English
Budget	~ US$45,000,000
IMDb profile

Elizabethtown is a 2005 film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. It stars Orlando Bloom as a shoe designer visiting his father's hometown in Kentucky in the days following the father's death and Kirsten Dunst as a flight attendant. Alec Baldwin has a small role as a CEO of an athletic shoe company and Susan Sarandon appears as a grieving widow. The film features dozens of contemporary rock songs, and Kentucky natives My Morning Jacket portray a reunited fictional rock group named Ruckus. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (552x755, 125 KB) This is a copyrighted poster. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... Tom Cruise (born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and film producer. ... Paula Wagner (born 1948 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American film producer. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom[1] (born January 13, 1977) is an English actor. ... Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire, Jumanji, The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man and its sequels, Spider-Man 2 and the... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Biel aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, June 15, 2004 Jessica Biel on board Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego Bay, July 17, 2005 Jessica Claire Biel (born March 3, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota) is an American actress and former fashion model, and probably best known for her role as Mary... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom[1] (born January 13, 1977) is an English actor. ... Womens shoes on display in a shop window, July 2005 A shoe is an item of footwear. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire, Jumanji, The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man and its sequels, Spider-Man 2 and the... Flight attendant in an Embraer ERJ 145 LR (PBair, Thailand) Stewardess, circa 1949-50, American Overseas, Flagship Denmark, Boeing Stratocruiser Flight attendants, formerly known as sky girls, air hostesses, stewardesses and stewards, are airline staff employed as attendants primarily for the safety of the passengers. ... Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... A widow is a woman whose husband has died. ... Rock and roll (also spelled rock n roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... My Morning Jacket is an American rock band known for their reverb-heavy sound and enthusiastic live shows. ...

Plot

Hours after a ruinous product debut, suicidal industrial designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) learns of his father's sudden death. As the only son, Drew must travel to their small hometown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky to attend to his father's memorial. On the flight to Kentucky, Drew meets Claire (Kirsten Dunst), a quick-witted flight attendant, who helps him navigate the rough waters ahead and proves that amazing things happen when you least expect them. Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom[1] (born January 13, 1977) is an English actor. ... Elizabethtown is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. ... Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire, Jumanji, The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man and its sequels, Spider-Man 2 and the...

Credits

Production

• Director, Writer, Producer - Cameron Crowe
• Producers - Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner
• Editor - David Moritz
• Original Music - Nancy Wilson

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Cast

• Orlando Bloom as Drew Baylor
• Kirsten Dunst as Claire Colburn
• Susan Sarandon as Hollie Baylor
• Jessica Biel as Ellen Kishmore
• Judy Greer as Heather Baylor
• Alec Baldwin as Phil
• Emily Rutherfurd as Cindy Hasboro
• Jed Rees as Chuck Hasboro
• Paul Schneider as Jessie Baylor
• Bruce McGill as Bill Banyon
• Allison Munn as Desk Girl Charlotte
• Dan Biggers as Uncle Roy
• Loudon Wainwright III as Uncle Dale
• Alice Marie Crowe as Aunt Lena
• Paula Deen as Aunt Dora
• Patty Griffin as Laurie
• Billy Tencza as Brett
• Tim Devitt as Mitch Baylor

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Trivia

• Part of the movie was filmed at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in Oklahoma City.
• Jane Fonda was cast as Susan Sarandon's part, but had to bow out.
• Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Colin Hanks, Chris Evans, and James Franco all auditioned for Orlando Bloom's part. Kutcher was actually hired for the role of Drew, but director Cameron Crowe decided during filming that he really wasn't right for the film and Kutcher left the project.
• Jessica Biel auditioned for the female lead.
• The rain during the cemetery scene was unexpected.
• This is Orlando Bloom's first starring role in a wide release movie where he is cast in a modern day setting, and speaks with an American accent.
• There is a character named Ben who is mentioned as a love interest of Claire. In the original cut of the film, Ben is revealed to be Claire's brother.
• Recognizable settings for scenes shot in Louisville, Kentucky include the Brown Hotel and Cave Hill Cemetery and Arboretum. Although the exterior, lobby and corridors of the Brown Hotel are seen, a passable replica of the Brown Hotel's Crystal Ball Room was recreated on a soundstage (doubtless because of the fire and water effects used.)
• The movie takes considerable liberties with regional geography, placing Louisville and Nashville, Tennessee approximately half as far apart as they are in reality, with other spurious geographical relations implied.
• The film shares some characteristics with the 2004 film Garden State in that both main characters are males who travel from the west coast to the east coast for a parent's funeral. Both of the main characters end up falling in love with a girl when they had no intentions of starting a relationship.
• Although the title of the movie is Elizabethtown, it was actually filmed in Versailles, Kentucky. One way to tell this is that in some scenes there are people in the background wearing yellow and black shirts which are the colors of Woodford County High School, which is located in Versailles. A few scenes portraying distinctive landmarks were filmed in Elizabethtown itself.

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External links

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• Official site
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